2022 DECEMBER 11 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ------------------------------------------------------------* THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos ------------------------------------------------------------* NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING DECEMBER 11 2022 IN OUR 27th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS JOINING US THIS WEEK:- WIA'S VK2TSG and VK2ZRH PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS 30 MINUTE EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA PROGRAM RECORDED IN BRISBANE, OLYMPIC CITY 2032. During this month the Fisher's Ghost Amateur Radio Club in VK2 are celebrating its 40th anniversary with special event callsign VI 2 FG 40. Felix will have more during his operational spot. WIA JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH from the WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee with news on the WIAs response to the ACMAs proposal on amateur radio licensing. The response has been lodged with the ACMA. It is now online and can be downloaded from link:- tinyurl.com/WIAsubm You will recall that, at the end of September, the Australian Communications and Media Authority proposed that Australias radio amateurs move to a Class licensing scheme next July 2023, opening a consultation period that closed at the end of November 2022. The WIA has replied to the ACMA proposals with a forensically comprehensive evidence-based response. The ACMA proposes moving Australias radio amateurs from individual Apparatus licences to one licence for the amateur service as a whole, citing the principal reason being reducing the administrative burden for both the ACMA and the amateur radio community. The immediate benefit would be that licence and licence-renewal fees would disappear. The ACMAs proposal can be found online via link:- tinyurl.com/ACMAclasslic The WIAs response is important because the WIA is the one ITU-recognised peak body representing the amateur radio service in Australia and the sole member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), an ITU sector body. The Institutes response to the proposals on Class licensing from the ACMA provides a detailed examination of the scheme and, while agreeing with some matters, provides considered recommendations for many matters found wanting and proposes working with the ACMA to address the issues to provide the best outcome for Australias radio amateurs, now and in future. Individual licensing of radio amateurs in Australia has been in place since the end of World War II. Hence, the WIA views the move as a quantum step in the evolution of amateur licensing in Australia, such as has not been seen previously. Responding in-kind to the ACMAs two-part consultation, firstly on . . operational arrangements to support the proposed amateur class licence, proposals such as granting 50-52 MHz access to Standard licensees were welcomed along with removal of other restrictions, while proposals on call sign management found many points of serious concern, plus a range of drafting issues with the Class licence scheme. Previously opposed to the ACMAs Class licensing proposal of 2021, this time, the WIA offers qualified support, provided a suite of issues are addressed so that the Class licence to be implemented aligns with or meets the operational practices and needs of Australian radio amateurs. On the ACMAs . . proposal for a staged implementation of higher power authorisation, for which the ACMA suggests using a Scientific Licence qualification, the WIA points out firstly, that Scientific licensing does not allow operators to make contacts, which is anathema to the ITU definition of the amateur radio service! In the amateur service definition, inter-communication making contacts is a basic purpose of the service and one of the prime drivers for higher power operation, the WIA points out. Secondly, the ACMAs Scientific licensing methodology is prohibitively costly and overly complex. If the purpose of Class licensing the amateur service was to reduce the administrative burden, Scientific licensing for higher power use is the opposite! The WIA suggests a cautious, phased approach over a period of one to three years to introduce high power privileges. The Institute advocates for a program based on education with new syllabus requirements, information campaigns, and an accompanying toolset to enable and support licensed amateurs to upskill. This will hopefully provide the ACMA with confidence that those amateurs operating higher power will be doing so with the knowledge, skill and experience to operate safely in relation to the public and themselves. To ensure the submission was on a sound footing, the WIA compiled an exposure draft, publishing it online in conjunction with a survey of the Australian radio amateur community, including non-members along with WIA members, which attracted 615 respondents. The WIAs response to the ACMA is thus evidence-based, being informed by radio amateur community feedback and suggestions, both from individuals and amateur radio clubs. The WIAs response provides qualified support for the ACMAs Class licensing proposal and has provided some suggestions on how to address particular concerns around: > the loss of a public register of call signs and the publication of call signs; > transition to a Class licence and associated documentation; > a range of identified Class Licence drafting issues; and > reconsideration of the approach to higher power authorisation. This has been Roger Harrison VK2ZRH from the WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee. Hello, this is Steven Green VK2TSG, one of your national board members. Well, the proverbial silly season of shopping and parties is now upon us, with some of us eying-off new transceivers and gadgets, while others are lamenting the thought of more ties and socks. New Year's resolutions come to mind; and if you're like me, it's often hard to stick to them. Perhaps consider taking up a role related to Amateur Radio, be it in your local club, the WIA, or even in WICEN. There are so many things to be done, with roles that suit many levels of availability, interest, experience level and so on. There are also great opportunities for learning and practicing skills that can be transferred into other workplaces too. By volunteering with groups, we are more likely to stick-with-it so-to-speak and really go places. Why not take a look at the national WIA website for available positions in committees and working groups, the WIA Amateur Radio body in your state regarding work with Broadcasts or other items, or discuss what your local club needs. Many clubs and other organisations have been holding end-of-year meetings and parties, with most closing for the rest of the month and January. Although there is a-lot to do at home, it's also a great opportunity to increase our on-air activity, perhaps during a commute, at a late hour, or similar moment. Particularly, try to share a conversation or QSO with those outside your regular circle who might not have many like-minded people to talk to. Perhaps you could share a small project at some point during the season; maybe an antenna, power supply, remote microphone, or perhaps talk someone through a technical problem or some other simple activity that people could share in, these open the doors for talking. No matter what our main interest in Amateur Radio is, at its core, alongside technology, is communication. Let's make that connection with each other; practice listening and kindly responding to the people on-air around us and far away. Most of you would be aware of the R-U-OK day earlier in the year, which is a terrific reminder about how to ask the question, but the truth is R-U-OK Day is every day; Let's try it! 73 from Steven VK2TSG.... ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC, ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, and the World Wide sources of the WIA. REGION TWO When it opens for visitors in early 2023, the Museum of Information Explosion in Huntsville, Alabama, will feature a modern amateur radio station designed to educate visitors about our hobby. The station will present an interesting contrast between modern digital technology and the historic and classic gear found in the museums other exhibits. This juxtaposition of old and new will illustrate the accelerating evolution of amateur radio and will demonstrate that ham radio is not an archaic and dying activity. The Museum of Information Explosion will allow people to explore the history of communication and computing innovation and how these technologies have shaped our modern way of life. In addition to the ham radio station, exhibits include vintage telegraph sets, phonographs, radios, and televisions. Multimedia presentations will bring the stories of yesterday to life, and interactive, augmented, and virtual reality experiences will ignite the imagination of young adventurers. Every guest will leave with a deeper appreciation of the history of information technology. mie-hsv.org/ Dr. Kristina Collins, KD 8 OXT, earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University on November 18. Dr. Collins' thesis, Development of a Low-Cost Meta-Instrument for Distributed Observations of Ionospheric Variability, focuses on the development of the HamSCI Grape Personal Space Weather Station Network. Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) serves as a means for fostering collaborations between professional researchers and amateur radio operators. Dr. Collins currently serves on the HamSCI advisory board, leads the HamSCI Eclipse and Frequency Measurement Festivals project and WWV/H Scientific Modulation team, and served as chair of the local organizing committee for the 2019 HamSCI Workshop. Dr. Collins, KD 8 OXT, was first licensed in 2010 and holds an Amateur Extra-class license. REGION THREE The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) will induct Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, as a fellow during ceremonies in mid-December. Dr. Rohde is only the third foreign fellow elected by the INAE, preceded by Dr. Jeffrey Wineland, who won a Nobel Prize in Physics, and Dr. Philip H. Knight. In the formal announcement issued, the INAE thanked Dr. Rohde for "outstanding contributions to engineering and also your dynamic leadership in engineering domain, which have immensely contributed for the faster development of the country." The INAE was founded in 1987 and describes itself as including "India's most distinguished engineers, engineer-scientists, and technologists covering the entire spectrum of engineering disciplines." In January 2023, New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) will farewell two of the longest serving members of their Radio Investigations team. Mike Baird and Grant Wheaton have both been working within Radio Spectrum Management since the early 1970s and collectively have over 100 years of dedicated service. Mike and Grant have contributed greatly to the New Zealand radio industry and have been instrumental in ensuring that the RSM Investigations group has strong technical abilities and processes. Project to map Australia's telecommunications resilience A first-of-its-kind project, led by The Australian National University (ANU) and funded by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA), will holistically map the resilience of Australias telecommunications sector. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt noted that telecommunications underpins every other sector in the Australian economy, stating, Telecommunications drives economic growth, national productivity and innovation and keeps Australians connected to each other and the world. When telecommunications and digital services go down, Australia and Australians grind to a halt. The 201920 bushfires, the pandemic, floods and cyber incidents are just a few examples of recent events that have tested the resilience of the sector, said project lead Professor Johanna Weaver, Director of the ANU Tech Policy Design Centre. The project will provide an independent evidence base to inform future Australian government decisions, he said. It will provide a valuable evidence base to increase the resilience of Australias telecommunications sector as a whole. It will be an invaluable tool for individual firms to prepare their own risk and resilience plans. Australias communications networks have stood up well to the unprecedented challenges thrown at them in recent years by natural and malevolent threats, he said. Telco carriers have strengthened key network infrastructure and backup capabilities and improved coordination with emergency authorities and key stakeholders such as the energy industry. The work being led by ANU experts will, we believe, add value to that vital ongoing mission. criticalcomms.com.au/content/industry/news/project-to-map-australia-s-telecommunications-resilience-1386986113 ------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- -------------- 2022 -------------- 10 METER CONTEST - ARRL SPONSORED For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10 meter band. THIS WEEKEND FOLKS! (December 10-11). Logs are due within SEVEN (7) days after the event is over. -------------- -------------- NOW LETS LOOK THROUGH THE DX WINDOW, STARTING WITH THE RETURN OF "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT." If you're counting down the days until Christmas, here's a little help with counting things down. Just count to twelve - for the return of the popular 12 Days of Christmas Special Event. Mike Askins KE 5 CXP from ARNewsLine tells us how to get in on the action. "Is that a partridge in the pear tree, or did someone just hang a dipole in its place? And are those nine drummers really drumming.... or are they actually DXing? With the return of the 12 Days of Christmas Special Event this year, you just can't be sure what those nine drummers, ten pipers or seven swans are up to, but we do know that hundreds of hams around the world will be listening for them. Their special-event call signs will be on the air for a fourth year starting on December 14th and ending on Christmas Day, December 25th. Operators will be using CW and SSB and making use of one satellite. As in previous years, they will be using 1 x 1 calls that begin with either a W or a K -- but this year things will be easier for those who wish to rotate their beams: The calls will also contain a stroke and the operator's numerical call area. So get ready to start listening for all those calling birds -- and earn a downloadable certificate to make the season as bright as those five golden rings. This is Mike Askins KE5CXP. ------------------- Thanks Mike, now the Qatar Amateur Radio Society has been on air with nine special event callsigns but they go QRT 18 December after celebrating the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Look out for Head Quarters Station A 722FWC, as well as eight callsigns that contain sequential numbers, from A71FIFA to A78FIFA. The stations have been heard and worked on the HF bands and via the QO-100 Satellite. QSL via the bureau, Logbook of the World or directly. ------------------- During this month the Fisher's Ghost Amateur Radio Club in VK2 are celebrating its 40th anniversary with special event callsign VI 2 FG 40. Activity will be mainly on 40m SSB. A special event station from the club's radio shack at Cataract Activity Centre ( QF55js ) will be active for 40 hours on multiple bands using SSB and FT8 from 20:00 Friday 9 December to 12:00 Sunday 11 December AEDT. More information can be found on the QRZ page for VI 2 FG 40. -------------- The Special Event Station VI 100 MB will be active during 2023, celebrating the centenary of VK2's Manly & District Radio Club. (Richard Murnane) ------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS DEFENCE The National Association for Amateur Radio in the USA, (ARRL), the Federal Communications Commission granted a waiver allowing amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 81st anniversary of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day this week. December 6 and 7, ham radio operators made cross band contacts with the Battleship IOWA, now moored in the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, using the call sign, N E P M. Because this was a cross band operation, ARRL reminded participating amateur stations to monitor their own transmit frequency, as well as the ship stations out-of-band frequency, to protect against inadvertently interfering with other amateur communications. The waiver included that in addition to the skills gained by amateur operators who participate in the event, this specific Remembrance Day carried particular importance given the ever-decreasing number of World War II veterans able to participate each year. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is commemorated each year on December 7th. Iowa was decommissioned in October 1990 and currently serves as a museum battleship. (arrl) WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS - AND - SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM, PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS. hema.org.uk/index.jsp minesontheair.com/about-mota parksontheair.com/ sota.org.uk sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/ wwffaustralia.com/ The park-fest organising committee is pleased to announce the Pilliga park-fest which will be held in the Narrabri to Coonabarabran region of NSW on 29 & 30 April 2023. What is an Australian park-fest you may be asking? A weekend is selected where ham radio operators who enjoy portable operations in designated National and State parks come together at a regional location where there is a concentration of such parks. These parks are activated during the day and then tall stories are shared over dinner along with socialising into the evening, usually discussing equipment and plans for the next day. It is all about enjoying the activity and enjoying the company of like-minded friends. The Dorrigo park-fest held last May was a huge success, so we are very excited about Pilliaga and we have over 20 confirmed attending. The Pilliga pottery Barkala farm stay is the recommended accommodation and there are still rooms available along with van and tent sites. All ham radio operators are welcome to attend and if you want to get involved in park activation programs such as POTA and WWFF what a great opportunity to get your feet wet. There will be plenty of experienced portable operators who would be most happy to assist those who are new to this type of operating. For more information search out the Facebook group called Pilliga Park-Fest or email Marty VK4KC or Alan VK2MET whose emails are on our QRZ.com pages. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org SpaceMobile has reached a milestone in its mission to build the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard mobile phones, having successfully completed deployment of its test satellite and communications array, BlueWalker 3 (BW3), in orbit. The goal of the network is to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by todays five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. BW3 is being billed as the largest ever commercial communications array deployed in LEO, spanning 64.38 m2 in size a design feature critical to support a space-based cellular broadband network with an expected field of view of over 776,996 km2 on the surface of the Earth. It is designed to communicate directly with cellular devices via 3GPP standard frequencies at 5G speeds, testing the technologies that AST SpaceMobile will need for its planned commercial service. criticalcomms.com.au say the satellite comprises a large, flat, thin array built from identical components called Microns; solar cells collect energy on one side, and on the other side, many small antennas form a phased array. These antennas work together to form tight communications beams, which are an efficient way to push a strong signal from space to Earth. These beams of coverage are similar to those created by a terrestrial cell tower, and should help ordinary phones see BW3 without any modifications. The array can also hear mobile phone signals hundreds of kilometres away. (criticalcomms . com .au) Humans have left a lot of stuff in space. There is so much stuff that space junk has become a serious problem. Much of it is defunct satellites in orbits high enough that they can't simply fall back down to Earth. But just because a satellite has died, dont think it's all over. Six of them have demonstrated that, sometimes, satellites can spontaneously and unexpectedly come back to life. These revenant spacecraft orbiting our planet are known as zombie satellites. Among the record-holders for the longest gap between communications, there's AMSAT-OSCAR 7. Launched in 1974, this was an amateur radio satellite that operated for 7 years. In 1981, a battery failure put an end to its mission -- but 21 years later, 2002, the satellite started communicating again. Amateur radio operators have actually played a big role in all this, and one among them, Scott Tilley, in particular. He's responsible for receiving communications from the Lincoln Experimental Satellite, LES-5, originally launched in 1967 by the US Air Force, back in 2020. It only works when the solar panels are getting sunlight. A couple of years before that, he was able to find the IMAGE satellite, another zombie satellite that had been "lost" by NASA in 2005. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN HAPPY ENDING FOR PRODUCER OF HAM RADIO DOCUMENTARY Sometimes the best movies are the ones in which it's impossible to guess the ending. This report tells us about one such movie, a documentary, and the student filmmaker who created it. Amateur Radio NewsLine's Ralph Squillace KK 6 ITB brings us her story. The 30-minute documentary that made its TV premiere on Montana Public Broadcasting on Thanksgiving Day was a production by Grace Wolcott, a University of Montana student working with Media Arts students at the school. The film has a one-word title: "Ham." Grace told NewsLine it was inspired by a class assignment and in part by the small portable shortwave radio she listens to. It's the story of Montana's ham radio community and the reason for radio operators' devotion. She called the documentary a learning experience with everyone willing to work outside their comfort zones. Grace was producer, director and assistant editor. The production also offered moments of radio magic. In one of her favourite moments, the crew was interviewing a ham in his shack when another ham could be heard on the air -- and then there was yet another. A QSO got under way and each learned that they'd all been interviewed for Grace's film. Grace told NewsLine: [quote] "I felt in that moment, even if this documentary isn't a masterpiece or nobody sees it, I am glad that, just like amateur radio, we are bringing people together." [endquote] So can you guess the ending? Grace, who aspires to be an independent filmmaker, now has another goal. She wants to become a ham. She's already studying with the help of Lance Collister, W7GJ, the amateur seen in the opening scenes of the film. She said: "Everyone I met in the community is patiently waiting for me to get my license and I will not let them down!" She gets her diploma at the end of this semester and hopes to get on the air next year. This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB. If you ]'d like to see Grace's documentary, it's available on the Montana PBS website. See the link in the text version of this week's News, wia.org.au montanapbs.org/programs/ham/ WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH. Using Ham Radio on The Farm Ham radio, a practical and useful tool for an intentional community. The folks at The Farm, as described on the back of the QSL card the Radio Crew sends out is a religious community of 800 people in southern Tennessee the largest and most successful beatnik community in the world and is self-supporting. motherearth.com reported way back in 1974 on Ham Radio and The Farm and noted The Farms members started their journey on and off air in 1971 on their 1,700 acres in Summertown, and as Albert ( WB 4 BWR ) says It looks like were here to stay. The communitys first major use of radio was to keep in touch with its rock group, The Farm Band, which tours all over the USA. This is especially important for Ina May The Farms head midwife who travels with the band and uses its ham rig to talk with the other midwives back home. The Summertown gang also has a Windmill Crew working on the development of a low-cost, dependable home lighting system, and Albert is active in the Saturday morning Alternative Sources of Energy Net. Now this story , from the publication mother earth news dot com has a couple of frequencies and times for the net:- 9:00 a.m. CDT on 7245 kHz 8:30 a.m. EDT on 7233 kHz. The Tennessee community radio hams were/are: William (K4IAP), Gary (WA4ZDX), William (WN4GFE) and Patrick (WA4GFI). And the radio crew is growing theres two more who just took their tests two weeks ago. Thatll bring the total up to seven hams on The Farm. PLUS they are setting up an SSTV [slow-scan television] rig so maybe well be seeing them soon. ( motherearth.com and hamradiodaily.com ) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA twitter.com/hamyota Youth-operated stations around the world are part of a special event celebrating youth in amateur radio during the month of December. Amateur radio operators age 25 and younger are on the air as special event stations around the world throughout December in celebration of youth in amateur radio. YOTA Month stations are on all bands and modes at various times. QSL and award information is at the link we like in this weeks text edition of WIA National News , wia.org.au http://events.ham-yota.com. Over in the United States this year, callsigns on air now are once again K8Y, K8O, K8T, and K8A. Argentina has been heard active as LR 1 YOTA, Canada as VC 3 YOTA and VB 7 YOTA, El Salvador YS 1 YOTA, and Honduras as HQ 2 YOTA. In the UK, the RSGB will be hosting GB 22 YOTA on Saturday 17 December as part of YOTA Month. Now we may be here in VK Land, but, amateur radio operators here should be listening for and contacting these stations as well as all callsigns ending in the letters YOTA across the globe. Last year, we younger hams worldwide surpassed our goal of 100,000 QSOs in the month of December with a final tally of 119,516. Overlapping with YOTA month is round 3 of the YOTA Contest, which is on 30th December 2022 from 1200 to 2359 UTC. More information about YOTA Month, specifically in the Americas, can be found at YouthOnTheAir.org To find just active YOTA stations on DXSummit, use the following URL dxsummit.fi/#/?dx_calls=%25YOTA (icqpodcast) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS qcwa.org raotc.org.au The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) celebrated its 75th anniversary last Monday, December 5. Founded in 1947, QCWA's mission includes promoting "friendship and cooperation among Amateur Radio (Wireless) operators who were licensed as such at least a quarter of a century ago." QCWA is hosting the members-only Worked 75/75 Members Contest from December 5, 22, through February 18, 23. The contest encourages QCWA members to contact a minimum of 75 QCWA members during the contest period. 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